White Am. | Black Am. | Asian Am. | p Value* | |
---|---|---|---|---|
N=3551 | N=440 | N=297 | ||
Presenting rhythm n % | <0.001 | |||
Ventricular fibrillation | 1895 (53.4) | 203 (46.1) | 121 (40.7) | |
Pulseless electrical activity | 590 (16.6) | 92 (20.9) | 54 (18.2) | |
Asystole | 1066 (30.0) | 145 (33.0) | 122 (41.1) | |
Arrest location† | 0.10 | |||
Public | 893 (25.6) | 94 (22.0) | 67 (23.0) | |
Residence | 2379 (68.3) | 306 (71.5) | 209 (71.8) | |
Clinic | 46 (1.3) | 7 (1.6) | 8 (2.8) | |
Nursing home | 166 (4.8) | 21 (5.0) | 7 (2.4) | |
Witnessed arrest | 2045 (57.6) | 229 (52.1) | 137 (46.1) | <0.001 |
Bystander CPR | 1806 (50.9) | 182 (41.4) | 140 (47.1) | 0.001 |
911 call delay‡ | 108 (5.6) | 10 (4.9) | 8 (5.9) | 0.9 |
EMS response time in min§ | ||||
BLS or ACLS unit (SD) | 5.18 (2.0) | 4.75 (1.6) | 4.85 (1.6) | <0.001 |
ACLS unit (SD) | 9.19 (4.2) | 8.45 (3.8) | 8.77 (3.8) | <0.001 |
*p Values are from χ2 tests for categorical variables and ANOVA for continuous variable.
†Data available on 3484 whites, 428 blacks and 291 Asians.
‡Data available on 1931 whites, 206 blacks and 136 Asians.
§Data available on 3524 whites, 436 blacks and 293 Asians.
Am., American; ACLS, advanced cardiovascular life support; BLS, basic life support; CPR, cardiopulmonary resuscitation.